Help !! How do I remove porcelain wall tile

[Jok]

Hi, I'm new to this forum and need some help, I need to remove 2 individual porcelain wall tiles (to sort radiator piping - plumber NO SWEARING). I've removed the grout............what do I do next ??
They are 600 x 300 porcelain, do I just hit them ? What with & how hard ?? Thanks Jo

[Tiler Dave]

Hey jo.... to be honest mate it ordepends on what type of wall they are on. The adhesive that is used to put these tiles up goes off rock solid. if its a solid wall then i would get an old chisel or something with a point on that u can belt with a hammer. Try givin it a good whack near the center, if it goes then perfect, u can start levering off the broken bitsout from the center. But these tiles dont always break easily, if it wont break then try nearer the corners and do bit by bit and lever it off the wall. U will be it for a bit of a suprise if the wall is a stud wall with plasterboard and thin skim as this operation will prob wreck the boards behind and u will be left with a huge hole, and at worst u will fracture the adhesive of other tiles and make a right old job for urself.
Whichever way u do it mate be carfull and wear some safty glasses as porcelain will more than likely spliter and flake so watch ya eyes ....

Hope this helps mate, oh and dont forget to send ur plumber ya bill!!!!!!

[Jok]

Thanks Dave, being a typical impatient woman I dived in before I got your reply. Pleased to say it was easy, hit one tile with cold chisel near the corner then took the rest off in one piece (& the other in one bit too). Luckily these were on the bottom row & were put on (to new aquaboard) later than the rest of the wall with rapid-set floor adhesive so popped off easily. Now to dig the board & wall out so I've enough space to fit an adapter & make the pipe reach the radiator !! (Don't ask !)
Thanks again
Jo

[Tiler Dave]

lol... i wont ask, seems like u kno what ur doin anyhow

glad u managed to get tiles off tho

good luck with ya rad hun..... lol.

[365drills]

And if you need to bore a hole in that porcelain tile to get a pipe to your radiator we do all sorts of sized kits.



We supply drills to cut perfect holes into any tile for radiator pipes plus others